Chapter 12
Syllable weight and tone in Mara Bantu languages
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Ikoma-Nata-Isenye and Ngoreme
- 3.Segmental structure of nouns and verbs
- 4.Syllable structure
- 5.Tone
- 6.Ikoma
- 6.1H on the 2nd syllable of the macrostem
- 6.2H on the final syllable
- 7.Isenye
- 8.Nata
- 9.Ngoreme
- 10.Conclusion
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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